Art historian Mark Fertig explores the geopolitical underpinnings of World War II through the colorful covers of Golden Age comic books.
With surprising sophistication, these images reflect the complexities of that global conflict.
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Monday, June 18, 2018
"Sketches from an Unquiet Country: Canadian Graphic Satire, 1840-1940"
From McGill-Queen's University Press.
Graphic satire in Canada - from rebellious colony to independent nation preparing for war.
Friday, June 15, 2018
Thursday, June 14, 2018
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
"Careless Talk" by Fougasse
Rupert Besley in The Cartoonist's Club of Great Britain website.
There can’t be many cartoonists whose work can be said to have changed the behaviour of a nation. Nor too many whose work affected the course of fashion. And not too many, either (just two), who went on to edit Punch.
The cartoonist in question is Cyril Kenneth Bird, known to most as Fougasse.
There can’t be many cartoonists whose work can be said to have changed the behaviour of a nation. Nor too many whose work affected the course of fashion. And not too many, either (just two), who went on to edit Punch.
The cartoonist in question is Cyril Kenneth Bird, known to most as Fougasse.
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Mihai Ignat Exhibition at the ECC
Romanian cartoonist Mihai Ignat won the European Cartoon Center prize at the 2017 Euro-Kartoenale and now has his personal exhibition in the ECC.
Monday, June 11, 2018
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